Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-07-12
Local Miscellany.

Thanks to Mr.. F. B. Young for
. late Florida papers.
Thanks to Mrs. Margaret Douglas
FOR late St. Louis papers.
Wanted, from some of our patrons,
a load or two of good Hay.
Mr.. John T. Colston lost one of
his hest cows last Wednesday.
Mr.. Jas. J. Russell is painting the
dwelling of Mrs. E. ]. Blessing.
A special session of the County
Court will be held next Friday, July
18TH.
Mr.. George Washington has pur-
chased the Rutherford property, on
East Main street, for So, 900.
Next regular rendezvous of Gustav
Brown Consistory, A. A. S. r. NJ,
ON Thursday evening, July 18th.
We return thanks to Mr.. L. j. Will
liariis, of the Eagle Avenue Gardens.
for a lot of nice green corn and
cucumbers.
Letters are advertised in Charles
ton for Mrs. Butler, Miss Miriam
fIigginhotliam, James l.. IIoff and
w. b. Smith.
Mr.. Geo. IIagley has in his store
cash department, fitted up by Mr.:
Jno. o. johnson, and presided over
by Miss Alice Farmer.
The National Bank building is be-
Jag handsomely painted and gildcd,
10y Frederick City painters-Mr. j.
II. Lampe and assistants.
Our foreman, Mr.. L. NJ. Blessing,
lost an even whcelbarrow load of
chickens-abouts iNty-by drowning,
in the storm of last Wednesday.
The barn of Mr.. Matthias, struck
by lightning last Wednesday, is in
sured in Washington & Alexander's
agency, and loss has been promptly
adjusted.
Mr.. James West will deliver Free
Temperance Lecture at Washington
Hall, on Thursday evening, July
2Sth, 1T S o'clock. Al! persons cor
daily invited to he present.
The Sunday School of the NJ. f.
Church South, of this place, will picnic
at Island Park on Friday, August
10,I, All fr;nrS,s of film eobooI oro
cordially invited to join the excursion.
Among the West Virginians to-
whom pensions have been recently
issued the names of Col. Geo. A.
Portcrfield and Josiah Heller, of this
place, Mexican veterans, are men
toned.
Mr.. August Schultz has just turned
out from his Coach Factory very
handsome buggy for DR.. B. b. Ran
son. of IIarpcr's Ferry, and has an
other like it in process of construction
for Col. r. p. Chew.
Mcssrs. John T. Colston, George
Washington, DIR. j. V. Simmons and
Geo. 7. Light gave the residents of
CharIcstown the benefit of a hand
some display of fireworks on the eve
ming of the 4th of July.
We call attention TO the advertise
ment, in another column. of WASH
ington and Lee University, Lexington,
Va. Academic Departments, as we'll
as the professional schools of Law and
Engineering, open September 18th.
The Charlestown firemcn made
splendid appearance at Martinsburg,
and we feel quite proud of our I" fire
laddics." Their uniforms were
among the incest, and their evolu-
lions in drill the best of any in the
long procession.
Mr.. Barney Lloyd is about to begin
the erection of handsome dwelling
on his lot opposite the property of
Col. r. p Chew, on South George
street. Mr.. Lloyd is getting out his
own 1iiiucoI anu WI ~ AcGOfSI VIII
erect the building.
A good opportunity TO obtain pleas
ant, remunerative and useful employ
ment is offered to qualified persons,
ladies or gentlemen, in all parts of
West Virginia. For full particulars
write to J. B. MORGAN: State Agent,
Ge-ardstown, w. Va.
The steam fire engine of the indie
pendent Company did good service
in pumping water from n number of
cellars last week The Citizens Fire
Company did some work in that line
with their hand engine, but muscle.
Of course, could not equal steam in
such an emergency.
Mr.. David Hunter, former old
and wcll-known citizen of Jefferson
county, died in Martinsburg on the
I'd instant, in the 6Sth year of his age,
and on the 9th Mrs. Geo. Eta Hays
lett, daughter of Mr.. Hunter, died
at the residence of her husband, near
Leetown, in the 35th year of her age.